Second Messenian War
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The Second Messenian War was an early 7th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which the Messenians, led by the hero Aristomenes, mounted a major but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Spartan domination.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messenian revolts | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek war
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revolt ⓘ |
| cause | Messenian revolt against Spartan domination ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | second of the Messenian Wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | war of independence ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Spartan domination of Messenia ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect | heroic legends about Aristomenes ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of Spartan control over Messenia
ⓘ
enslavement of many Messenians as helots ⓘ |
| hasHeroFigure | Aristomenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Aristomenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncertainDate | exact years disputed in modern scholarship ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary in surviving narratives ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccounts | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Messenia
NERFINISHED
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Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Messenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | guerrilla-style resistance by Messenians ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Messenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Messenian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rise of Sparta as a major polis ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Messenian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Spartan expansion in the Peloponnese
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Spartan helot system ⓘ |
| result |
Spartan victory
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failure of Messenian revolt ⓘ |
| startTime | early 7th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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